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Excitability vs Excitement - What's the difference?

excitability | excitement |

In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between excitability and excitement

is that excitability is (uncountable) the state of being excitable while excitement is (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

In countable|lang=en terms the difference between excitability and excitement

is that excitability is (countable) a measure of how easy something is to excite while excitement is (countable) something that excites.

As nouns the difference between excitability and excitement

is that excitability is (uncountable) the state of being excitable while excitement is (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

excitability

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being excitable
  • (countable) A measure of how easy something is to excite

    • excitement

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
  • * E.A. Poe, '' The unparalelled adventure of one Hans Pfaal':
    • By late accounts from Rotterdam, that city seems to be in a high state of philosophical excitement .
  • (countable) something that excites.